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  Young Household Worker  Recycled textiles, hand woven scraps from Guatemala, fringe, threads on rusty rebar, 18 x 15½ x 2” 2014 - 2017

Sue Dean

Street Children

Sue Dean sculpts found objects into art she calls Bundles. Visit this page to view examples of Sue's Bundle Art.

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STREET CHILDREN

Stitched sculptures and collage paintings raise awareness of homeless, displaced, and impoverished children of the world.
2019 Installation.

 
  Young Household Worker  Recycled textiles, hand woven scraps from Guatemala, fringe, threads on rusty rebar, 18 x 15½ x 2” 2014 - 2017

Young Household Worker Recycled textiles, hand woven scraps from Guatemala, fringe, threads on rusty rebar, 18 x 15½ x 2” 2014 - 2017

  Patched Toddler  Recycled hand woven textiles from India and South America, denim, label on rusty rebar, 11½ x 8½ x 1” 2014 - 2018

Patched Toddler Recycled hand woven textiles from India and South America, denim, label on rusty rebar, 11½ x 8½ x 1” 2014 - 2018

  Scrappy Survivor  Vintage textiles with mirrors, fabric scraps, threads on rusty rebar, 10½ x 16 x 1" 2006-2020

Scrappy Survivor Vintage textiles with mirrors, fabric scraps, threads on rusty rebar, 10½ x 16 x 1" 2006-2020

  Tattered  Vintage textiles on rusty rebar, 20 x 16 x 1” 2006-2020

Tattered Vintage textiles on rusty rebar, 20 x 16 x 1” 2006-2020

  Hungry Boy  Recycled textiles from India and South America, weaving scraps, cord, threads on rusty rebar. 13 x 15 ½ x 1” 2017

Hungry Boy Recycled textiles from India and South America, weaving scraps, cord, threads on rusty rebar. 13 x 15 ½ x 1” 2017

  Little Lost Girl  Ripped, distressed recycled textile from India, hand stitching and threads on rusty rebar, 10 x 15½ x 1” 2016

Little Lost Girl Ripped, distressed recycled textile from India, hand stitching and threads on rusty rebar, 10 x 15½ x 1” 2016

  Baby  Recycled blanket by Emily Harrington, tack, cord, restitching threads on rusty rebar, 10 x 11½ x 1” 2015

Baby Recycled blanket by Emily Harrington, tack, cord, restitching threads on rusty rebar, 10 x 11½ x 1” 2015

  Hand me down  Recycled textiles on rusty rebar, 16 x 13 x 1” 2006-2020

Hand me down Recycled textiles on rusty rebar, 16 x 13 x 1” 2006-2020

  Little Striped T-Shirt   Recycled textiles (India, Japan Guatemala, Poland, Mexico, USA), drop cloth, rust, red earth, mirror, hat, shoe clothing, cardboard, game box from Eastern Europe, wood doll bed headboard, found objects. 5’ x 7’ x 6” 2019 *C

Little Striped T-Shirt Recycled textiles (India, Japan Guatemala, Poland, Mexico, USA), drop cloth, rust, red earth, mirror, hat, shoe clothing, cardboard, game box from Eastern Europe, wood doll bed headboard, found objects. 5’ x 7’ x 6” 2019 *Children’s clothing and toys show the despair of sliding into poverty…

  Little Striped T-Shirt (Detail)   Recycled textiles (India, Japan Guatemala, Poland, Mexico, USA), drop cloth, rust, red earth, mirror, hat, shoe clothing, cardboard, game box from Eastern Europe, wood doll bed headboard, found objects. 5’ x 7’ x 6

Little Striped T-Shirt (Detail) Recycled textiles (India, Japan Guatemala, Poland, Mexico, USA), drop cloth, rust, red earth, mirror, hat, shoe clothing, cardboard, game box from Eastern Europe, wood doll bed headboard, found objects. 5’ x 7’ x 6” 2019 *Children’s clothing and toys show the despair of sliding into poverty…

  120 Million  Acrylic, red earth, oil, oil stick, crayon, drop cloth, textiles, paper, tape, cardboard, found objects, rust, mirror, wire mesh, lock, 4’ x 6’ x 4” 2019 *From a viewer: “It’s as if someone told a group of privileged children the truth

120 Million Acrylic, red earth, oil, oil stick, crayon, drop cloth, textiles, paper, tape, cardboard, found objects, rust, mirror, wire mesh, lock, 4’ x 6’ x 4” 2019 *From a viewer: “It’s as if someone told a group of privileged children the truth about how most of the world’s children suffer, and they made this together, crying.”

  120 Million (Detail)  Acrylic, red earth, oil, oil stick, crayon, drop cloth, textiles, paper, tape, cardboard, found objects, rust, mirror, wire mesh, lock, 4’ x 6’ x 4” 2019 *From a viewer: “It’s as if someone told a group of privileged children

120 Million (Detail) Acrylic, red earth, oil, oil stick, crayon, drop cloth, textiles, paper, tape, cardboard, found objects, rust, mirror, wire mesh, lock, 4’ x 6’ x 4” 2019 *From a viewer: “It’s as if someone told a group of privileged children the truth about how most of the world’s children suffer, and they made this together, crying.”

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  Young Household Worker  Recycled textiles, hand woven scraps from Guatemala, fringe, threads on rusty rebar, 18 x 15½ x 2” 2014 - 2017
  Patched Toddler  Recycled hand woven textiles from India and South America, denim, label on rusty rebar, 11½ x 8½ x 1” 2014 - 2018
  Scrappy Survivor  Vintage textiles with mirrors, fabric scraps, threads on rusty rebar, 10½ x 16 x 1" 2006-2020
  Tattered  Vintage textiles on rusty rebar, 20 x 16 x 1” 2006-2020
  Hungry Boy  Recycled textiles from India and South America, weaving scraps, cord, threads on rusty rebar. 13 x 15 ½ x 1” 2017
  Little Lost Girl  Ripped, distressed recycled textile from India, hand stitching and threads on rusty rebar, 10 x 15½ x 1” 2016
  Baby  Recycled blanket by Emily Harrington, tack, cord, restitching threads on rusty rebar, 10 x 11½ x 1” 2015
  Hand me down  Recycled textiles on rusty rebar, 16 x 13 x 1” 2006-2020
  Little Striped T-Shirt   Recycled textiles (India, Japan Guatemala, Poland, Mexico, USA), drop cloth, rust, red earth, mirror, hat, shoe clothing, cardboard, game box from Eastern Europe, wood doll bed headboard, found objects. 5’ x 7’ x 6” 2019 *C
  Little Striped T-Shirt (Detail)   Recycled textiles (India, Japan Guatemala, Poland, Mexico, USA), drop cloth, rust, red earth, mirror, hat, shoe clothing, cardboard, game box from Eastern Europe, wood doll bed headboard, found objects. 5’ x 7’ x 6
  120 Million  Acrylic, red earth, oil, oil stick, crayon, drop cloth, textiles, paper, tape, cardboard, found objects, rust, mirror, wire mesh, lock, 4’ x 6’ x 4” 2019 *From a viewer: “It’s as if someone told a group of privileged children the truth
  120 Million (Detail)  Acrylic, red earth, oil, oil stick, crayon, drop cloth, textiles, paper, tape, cardboard, found objects, rust, mirror, wire mesh, lock, 4’ x 6’ x 4” 2019 *From a viewer: “It’s as if someone told a group of privileged children
 
 

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